Representative Justin Jones removed from key education committee
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, announced Thursday that he’s moving Representative Justin Jones, D-Nashville, off a key education committee. .
Martin Luther King Academic Magnet faculty make the case to keep seventh and eighth-grade students
Faculty from Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School pleaded with the Metro Nashville School Board Tuesday night to oppose a.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 11, 2024
Nashville’s public charter schools receive higher School Letter Grades than district counterparts
The majority of Nashville’s public charter schools received a better report card from the state than their traditional school counterparts.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 11, 2024
Tennessee House adopts rules to limit debate and punish members for speaking out of order
The Tennessee House of Representatives formally adopted new rules for this year’s legislative session Wednesday that limit debate time and.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 10, 2024
State Senators break with House counterparts on the possibility of rejecting federal education funding
Five Tennessee State Senators who served on last year’s panel that looked into the possibility of rejecting federal education funding.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 10, 2024
New policy limits public presence in the Tennessee House chamber
Tennessee State House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, unveiled a new policy on the first day of the new legislative session.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 9, 2024
Knox County proposes new school to address overcrowding
A long-awaited solution may finally address school overcrowding in the Farragut area of Knox County. At Monday night’s school board.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 9, 2024
Tennessee State House poised to adopt rules punishing members for going off topic
Tennessee House Republican leaders are close to approving rules for the legislative session that once again punish members for going.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 9, 2024
Thousands of Schools at Risk of Closing Due to Enrollment Loss
Days before Christmas, the school board in Jackson, Mississippi, voted to close 11 schools and merge two more — a drastic move.
- by Linda Jacobson, The 74
- January 9, 2024
40 Years After ‘A Nation at Risk,’ Assessing the Impact of Whole-Child Reforms on America’s Schools
Whole-child education models are those that expand the ambit of schools beyond a traditional academic focus. While a range of.
- by Maria D. Fitzpatrick, Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University
- January 9, 2024